But Jonathan Slater, the DfE’s permanent secretary, said: “I am delighted to announce that Peter Lauener has been appointed as Shadow Chief Executive for the newly formed IfA.

“He will be able to apply his deep knowledge of skills and apprenticeships, as well as his senior experience as chief executive, to great effect in establishing the IfA in the run up to its go live date in April next year.”

Schools Week has previously revealed how Lauener’s EFA workload has been lessened slightly.

I’m surprised the 3 Brexiteers would countenance even one job being awarded to someone with such a European-sounding surname. Surely the jobs could have gone to someone with a proper English name like Raab or Farage? (And don’t call me Shirley)